Seattle biotech companies are using AI to design new medical treatments, but scientists caution the tech holds enormous promise, but needs to stay grounded in reality. Read More
The comedian and former Daily Show host said AI video apps like OpenAI’s Sora could be “disastrous” if they continue to use people’s likenesses without permission. Read More
Vivek Prakriya is blazing a unique path through college, tech jobs and now politics as he seeks a government seat in the city where his Microsoft parents raised him. Read More
Microsoft Elevate Washington is a sweeping new initiative that will provide free access to AI-powered software and training for all 295 public school districts and 34 community and technical colleges across Washington state. Read More
The startup offers telehealth visits with clinicians once or twice a month combined with frequent, personalized conversations with an AI companion called Sunny. Read More
The virus-fighting startup Singletto has U.S. Department of Defense support, closed a $10 million round, and is selling its pathogen-killing face masks on Amazon. Read More
Two Amazon leaders are departing; Seattle Children’s names its new CEO; and Starbucks, Acumatica, Yoodli add executives in the latest tech moves. Read More
Amazon Web Services is debuting Amazon Quick Suite, a new agentic AI platform that automates business tasks and connects data across company systems — a direct challenge to Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini in the digital workplace. Read More
Peter Steinbrueck, a former member of the Seattle City Council, told the WSJ that Seattle’s glory days of economic expansion have ended and “the pendulum has swung to the Eastside.” Read More
Amid political polarization and uncertain federal research policy, Washington leaders are betting on stability through a unique innovation ecosystem rooted in the state’s institutions and businesses. Read More
Seattle-based biotech startup Lumen Bioscience raised a $30 million Series C extension and announced several leadership updates. WestRiver Group led… Read More
The goal of the freestanding kiosks is to facilitate easier filling of prescriptions, eliminating the need for an extra trip or more waiting in line at a conventional pharmacy. Read More
Adora, a new Seattle-based marketing technology startup co-founded by former Pinterest executive Marco Matos and serial entrepreneur Kabir Shahani, emerged… Read More
The Seattle-area space venture will use the mega-funding round to get its fully reusable rocket off the ground, according to The Information. Read More
The groundbreaking immunology research behind two Nobel Prizes awarded this week traces back to a largely forgotten biotech startup backed by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Read More
The Seattle-based startup organization — known for spinning out companies at the intersection of AI and real-world applications — has closed an $80 million third fund to support about 70 new tech ventures over the next four years. Read More
Zillow and Expedia are among the first companies to launch apps inside ChatGPT, joining OpenAI’s new platform for conversational software — and raising familiar questions about control, privacy, and platform power in the AI era. Read More
Qualtrics is making its largest acquisition ever with a $6.75 billion deal to buy Press Ganey Forsta in a bid boost the company’s experience management platform. Read More
Mary Brunkow of the Seattle-based Institute for Systems Biology, Fred Ramsdell of Sonoma Biotherapeutics, and David Baker of the UW’s Institute for Protein Design were honored for their research. Read More
Our latest Startup Radar spotlights Seattle-area companies building software for everything from insurance commissions to leadership training. Read More
Seattle scientist Mary Brunkow of the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) won a Nobel Prize for research on the immune cells that prevent our body from attacking itself. Read More
The co-founder of Concur and former Accolade CEO takes over Smartsheet amid industry shifts, private-equity ownership, and new opportunities to reshape enterprise software with AI. Read More
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